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Use Work Ethic to Influence others with Integrity   by Ed Young

I don’t care if it is something that a person will never see. I don’t care if it is something private or in the darkness. We do everything ultimately for the Lord Himself. We can use our work ethic to influence others with integrity.

There is another thing that I want to talk about. Another way that we can influence others with integrity is to commit to truthful character. Ephesians 4:28 says, “He who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work, doing something useful with his hands.” There is a lot of stealing going on in our world today, especially as we begin to dissect this whole corporate makeover thing. There is lying, thievery, duplicity, a lot of stuff going on. Have you committed yourself to truthful character? Do you steal from the company time clock? Do you rip off office supplies for personal use? Do you make those long distance personal calls on the company cell phone? Do you pad expense accounts, take long, extended lunch breaks, personal errands on company time? What would happen if you committed to come clean? What would happen if you said to yourself that you were going to make it right, go to your superior, give them a check and say that you have been wrong? What if you added that you are going to integrate your multifaceted faith into every recess of your multifaceted life, that you will have your behavior and beliefs match one another?

Ed Young tell us that Integrity starts with I. Are you ready to do that? It is not easy stuff. It is not for the weak-kneed. It is not for those who are just playing church. But it is well, well worth it. I love what the Bible uses when it describes work. Proverbs 6:6-8. “Go to the ant, you sluggardâ